Vancouver Canucks Henrik Sedin and his brother Daniel (L) watch game play against the San Jose Sharks during Game 1 of their NHL Western Conference quarter final hockey playoff in Vancouver, British Columbia May 1, 2013. (REUTERS/Andy Clark)

"To everyone in Canada outside of B.C., you're welcome.”

Remember that doozy from the Los Angeles Kings official Twitter account a year ago?

Vancouverites didn't like it, but many Canadian hockey fans from coast to coast cheering against the Canucks had a chuckle. To think, that merriment was only after Game 1 of the Kings-Canucks series, which Los Angeles won in five games en route to the 2012 Stanley Cup title.

Imagine how much those outside Canucks nation – who still dislike the team for various reasons – will celebrate should the Sharks sweep them aside this spring. Will the Sharks have a cheeky response via social media?

More important to the hockey world is why the Canucks find themselves down 3-0 to the Sharks heading into Tuesday's potential conclusion in the best-of-seven opening-round playoff series.

Here are five reasons the Canucks are on the verge of swimming with the fishes.